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Literary Terms Quiz

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Fiction sub-genres (5)
Historical Fiction, Horror, mystery, classics, romance
Theme/Message
Central message or life lesson of the literary work
Genre
Category or type of literature.
Non-Fiction
Prose that presents or explains ideas or tells about real people, places, objects, and events. Essays, Reports, Letters, Biographies
Schema
your background knowledge and experiences...
3 main categories of genre in literature
prose, poetry, drama
Prose
All writing that is not drama or poetry; usually written in paragraphs...fiction and nonfiction
Literature
all writings considered to have lasting value or all writing of a particular time period
Realistic Fiction
short stories and novels...Events that are based on true events, but aren't real. Could happen
Setting
Time and Place of the action
Character
a person or animal that takes part in the action
Fiction
Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events; short stories and novels
Plot
sequence of events in a literary work-usually begins with a conflict, then rising actions, climax, resolution

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